San Anselmo Councilman Ford Greene has pulled out of the race for a Marin Superior Court seat, leaving just one challenger to incumbent Judge James Chou.

Greene, 59, filed a notice of intent last month to run in the June 5 election, but said he has since reconsidered.

“While making such a run was the next logical step in terms of my public service, I thought the timing wasn’t so good in light of the fact that I had just been reelected by my constituents in San Anselmo,” he said Thursday. “Therefore, my commitment to my ideals and my constituents meant that I should stay put, at least for the time being.”

Greene was first elected to the San Anselmo Town Council in 2007. He said he has not decided whether to endorse Chou or the other candidate, Russell Marne, a lawyer who also lives in San Anselmo.

Both Greene and Marne have said they challenged Chou, a gubernatorial appointee, because Marin voters should have a chance to decide who serves on the local bench. Chou, a former state and federal prosecutor in San Francisco and Washington state, was appointed in 2010 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

For Marne, the race is either his first, second or third bid for a seat on the bench. In 2010, he filed to run against Judge Paul Haakenson, then changed his mind and ran for the seat that was vacated by Michael Dufficy. He dropped out of that race when Roy Chernus filed for Dufficy’s seat.

Two other judges whose terms are ending this year, Kelly Simmons and Lynn Duryee, are running unopposed for new six-year terms.

Marin Superior Court has 10 judges, and their salary is set at $178,789 a year. The bench also includes four commissioners who are appointed by the other judges to help hear cases.